Cycle trip

Here is my cycling partner of the day in the gear he likes to be able to wear all summer when it's possible. We cycled to a park a few miles from where we live but that we'd not been to before - at least I hadn't. Sadly, Glasgow's sporting and recreational facilities have experienced a lot of cuts in funding as the purse for these activities is going to preparing to host the Commonwealth Games. I suspect that may be why the lovely cafe in the Winter Garden was closed. 

In our quest for the Winter Garden cafe, we found this amazing bench. I wouldn't have wanted to put it under the stress of my large bottom but it is wonderful for seating children. I had a photo without the cycling calves in the background but I thought they kind of added character. 

Here we have a random graffitied log. I kind of liked this photo. I've been using Aperture to process my photos and am enjoying playing with the different coloured filter effects for conversion to black and white. This was processed using a red filter which darkened the leaves and made the log stand out more. 

It's been a nice day and I got a bit of exercise. I thought it might rain but it didn't. It remains hot and humid. 

After my day out I turned on the telly for a little bit of Wimbledon and got caught up in the game that broke all records. It has been running for two days involving ten hours on the court and the score in the last set is 59 each. Until today, I had never heard of Isner or Mahut. I won't forget them in a hurry. They will come back tomorrow to finish the set. Gripping stuff though I share McEnroe's concern for their wellbeing in such a mammoth match. 

Time for bed for me so night night all.